AMP3 9
Cowon 24 HURT. Plasticky Korean crap build quality, IMHO. Also, froze when salesman was trying to demo.
HiFiMAN 4
iRiver 13
Kenwood 7
Meizu 19
Rio 18
Samsung 17
Sandisk (Sansa) 20
Sony 10
Toshiba 18
Personally, I would put Apple back in as I do not think the iPod is as bad as some people like to say. Although I agree that it should not need a LOD and amp to shine.

AMP3 10 Heal ( some one reported that it work well with 16 external card.Cowon 27 HEAL (more fans out there than not, it seems)
iRiver 13
Kenwood 7
Meizu 19
Rio 19
Samsung 17
Sandisk (Sansa) 20Sony 9 HURT if the price can be cheaper would be welcome!
Toshiba 18